Do employers prefer CDL applicants over Non-CDL drivers for Non-CDL truck jobs?

Let's say a 21-year-old with a Class B and a 50-year-old with a Class D (Non-commercial) are both competing for a Non-CDL box truck position, would the 21-year-old have an edge over the 50-year-old because he's the one with a CDL?

I'm not trying to pit younger and older drivers, but I am simply trying to see where to start here. At age 21, your options are very limited despite you can now operate in interstate commerce, most driving jobs will still want at least 1 year of commercial driving experience

What's so annoying is how employers mix CMV and CDL to mean the same thing, if I want a CDL B box truck that requires one year of CMV experience, can that include Non-CDL box trucks?

 

I understand that, but CDL B is pretty much straight trucks (dump trucks, box trucks, garbage trucks are all straight) so do you think a straight truck technically doesn't require a CDL (only weighs 26,000 lbs.) will work or it doesn't count for the experience for a CDL B job?